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title: "Serinus canicollus"
description: "Serinus canicollis — Uccelli. The Cape canary (Serinus canicollis) is a small passerine bird in the finch family."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/cape-canary
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Serinus canicollus

> Serinus canicollis — Uccelli. The Cape canary (Serinus canicollis) is a small passerine bird in the finch family.

- Scientific name: *Serinus canicollis*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Prati e campi), `urban` (Città e giardini)
- iNaturalist observations: 2767
- Wikidata: [Q1061889](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1061889)
- iNaturalist taxon: [9271](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/9271)

## Names

- en: Cape Canary
- de: Gelbscheitelgirlitz
- es: Serín Dorsigrís
- fr: Serin du Cap
- it: Serinus canicollus
- nl: Grijsnekkanarie
- pt: Canário-de-nuca-cinzenta
- pl: Kulczyk siwoszyi

## Countries with the most observations

ZA (2632), LS (17)

## Summary

The Cape canary (Serinus canicollis) is a small passerine bird in the finch family. It is a resident breeder in southern Africa and has been introduced to Mauritius and Réunion. It is a residential bird but shows seasonal and altitudinal movements, sometimes forming large flocks outside the breeding season. 
Its habitat is fynbos, grassland and gardens, preferably in highland areas. It builds a compact cup nest in a scrub. It inhabits a variety of terrestrial habitats, from forest edges to montane areas, foraging mainly on seeds in pairs or flocks. Breeding occurs from August to February. Nest are built by females…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_canary

## Photo

![Serinus canicollus](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/cape-canary/medium.jpg)

Photo: Dave Brown · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/62800511

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/cape-canary?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).